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Sleeping Silenus
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Sleeping Silenus

Moyses van Wtenbrouck · 1600 - 1647 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Silenus lies sleeping on the ground, an overturned jug from which liquid flows in his right hand. A satyr bends over him. Next to him is a donkey.

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print(story of) Silenussleepingunconsciousness
Credit lineSlapende Silenus. 1600 - 1647. Moyses van Wtenbrouck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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